Glorious Revolution
the transfer of the British monarchy from James II to William and Mary in 1688-1689
Enlightenment
an 18th-century intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method as means of obtaining knowledge
Navigation Acts
a series of laws enacted by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to tighten England's control of trade in its American colonies
Parliament
the legislative body of England
Triangular Trade
the transatlantic system of trade in which goods and people, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America
Sugar Act
a trade law enacted by Parliament in 1764 in an attempt to reduce smuggling in the British colonies in North America
Slaves
a person who becomes the property of others
Salutary Neglect
an English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty
Mercantilism
an economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade
Cash Crop
a crop grown by a farmer for sale rather than for personal use